Intimation.
Powell's
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
NOW
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
RUBBER COMPANIES,
ANNUAL REPORTS OF BONE STRAITS - PROPERTIES, A
...The last outward mail brought a number of souual reports of rabber companies from which we select the following summarise:
EDINBURGH rubber ESTATE. :
SHOWING amounting to
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STORY OFÀ MONKEY BUNT,
UNFORTUNATE TROOP OF FIMIANS.
SATURDAY APRIL 23 1QIO
Intimations
THE BRIGHT SIDE.
WAMPOLE'S, PREPARATION
A troop of monkeys which ventured to of life. It is a feeling common to the majority roach the hadnts, of man in Fukai of os that we do not get quite the amount of prefecture on the oth instant met with disaster, happiness we are entitled to. Among the count- according to a Mainichi report. In broad day less things which tend to make us more or less The report of the Edinburgh Rubber Estate, light, says the report, a troop of over a hundred miserable ill health takes first place. : Hannah Selangor, Limited, states that a further acreage large and small monkeys, chattering and More said that sin was generally to be attri- is in course of being felled and cleared in order gambolling, made their appearance in the foli bated to billousness. No doubt a crippled to bring up the planted aron of the state 10, age of the cedar and pine trees on Ipponmatuliver with the resulting impure blood, is the 1.000 acres. The yield of rubber for the yaar hill, threor north of Katṣpynms, Ono district, cause of more mental gloom than any other to December 31 was 79.00 lbs. principally ob. Fukui prefecture, où the day in question. To single thing. And who can reckon up the tained from about 8,000 trees from which was
their misfortune they were discovered by a fearful aggregate of pain, loss and fear obtained an average of about 8 lbs. per tree. wondcatter, who lost no time in rushlow, down raising from the many allments and diseases The net price obtained for the rubber averaged and reporting the circumstance to the villagers, which are familiar to mankind; like a vast 71. 41d. par lb. After charging the whole of number of the latter thereupon organised a cloud it hangs over a multitude, no one. | the home exnenses to revenue, the sum at the hunt, and, armed with shotguns and other can number. You can see these people every" credit of profit and loss account amounts to weapons, made for the spot indicated. Arrly. There. For them life can scarcely be said to 8,000. Out of Ibis the directors recommending there. However, no monkers were to be have any bright side at all. Hence the that all preliminary expenses connected with seen in the intense disappointment of the eagerness with which they search for relief and the formation of the company be writes off, narty, but they did not abandon their quest,care. Komedier like
to 1,408 and that a dividend of 15 and after a best round discovered the monkëve, per cost, free of income tax, be declared, which on another bill. The young men of another have sot attained their high position in the will absorb £8,una leaving 053 to be carried village called Onow also urned mat and confidence of the people by bald assertions forward, subject to income tax and auditors joined in the hunt. The party let fly their obliged to win it by doing actually what is and boasting advertisements, They are shots at hanbegard in the trees where the claimed for them. That this remedy deserves unsuuoicious'simians were playing, with the its reputation is conceded. It is palatable as reant that 27 of the later wers brought down houry and contains the nutritive and curative
Amring them, were three mankovs of remarkably large sits. The whole bro was
properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, combined subsequently bought up by one Kumbar, and the Extracts of Mait and Wild Cherry, with the Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites of Katsurama, for Y. 175i-Jafan Chronicles.
Nothing has such a record of success in Scrofula, Anemia, Throat and Lung Troubles, and BARON RILLED IN A DUEL, emaciating complaints and disorders, that tend to undermine the foundations of strength and vigour. Its uso helps to show life's brighter side, Dr. H. L. Reddy, B. A., M. D., L. R. C. 54 Edinburg, L. R..C, P.,London,-Physician Woman's Hospital-Professor University of Bishops College, Canada, says: "I have much pleasure in stating that I have used it in cases of debility and have found it to be a very valuable remedy as well as pleasing to take, You can take it with the assurance of getting wall. It never disappoints, Sold by all chomists.
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fees.
New Fabrics E
FOR
SPRING
AND
SUMMER
GOWNS
STRIPED
ZEPHYRS
50 cts. Yard
MERCERISED
LAWNS
75 cts. Yard
GOLDEN HOPE RUBBER.
The report of the Golden Hape Rubber Estate, Limited, states' that during the year to December 31 no addilious bave been made to the cultivated aren, and it remains as belose, The total rubber collected amounted to 51,420 Ibs., which is 17,720 lbs. in excess of the origi. nal estimate of 33, Yan lby. Of the crop harvest. | ed, the Rambeng trees contributed 1,564 lbs. This variety of rubber bes not proved a success, and is to be replaced by planting Para trees. The average cat prica realized for the rubber was just under 6a, 7d; per ib. At the end of 1908, it was generally thought revenue fram seeds and stamps was at an end, but, owing to there being a fair demand throughout the year, profits to the extent of nearly $600 were obtained, 561 niculs of clean coffee ware harvested, reslising an average price of $13.9: per picul bet in Singapore.. In addition to this, there were picked and sold on the estate, ap- proximately, 99 piculs of cherry and 5,665 tins of dry cherry. The rubber crop for 1010 te
estimated at 81,000 lbs. The greater part of
.
the coffee bushes are to be cut out daring 1910, in order to facilitate the working of the rabber, and only 100 piculs of cherry and 2,000 tios of dry cherry are estimated for. The directors recommend that a Baal dividend of za per cent., less income tax, ba paid, making, with the interim dividend of 8 per cent. paid in October, 30 per cent, less income tax, for the year. This will leave a carry forward of £3.799. 'DAMANKARA (SELANGOR) RUDDER. The report of the Damansara (Selangor)' Rubber Company, Limited, st.tes that the rubber crop for the year to December : was earimated at 160,000 ib, and turned out 207 4404 lbs, which realised £67,987 not, ords Bath. The coffen crop, was only $78.29 piculs of cherry, which was all sold on the estate, and realised $721.12 équal to £85 The revenue from coffee will now practically cease, as the growing rabber kills out the coffee trees, The profit for the year was £53,651, which, with the balance brought forward, £1,219, makes a total of $5,870. From this has to be
FLOWERED deducted the two interim dividends of 174 par
MUSLINS
cops. aach, paid September to aud January 25 amounting logelber to £15,615, leaving balance of £30,241. Out of this the directors Dow recommend that a fiant dividend of 75 par cent, be paid, making so per cent, for the pear, which will absorb £15,615, leaving £4,610. Of
50 cts. and $1.00 Yard this, the directors propore to place £500 10 a
general raszive account; £500 to deprecivtion account, and to carry forward £1,610, Tho block of fusest land referred to in the last. report turned out on survey to contain 327
FLOWERED acrés a roods, and it has been acquired
VOILES
from the Government, Tapping has been carried on during the year over part of the 261 actes planted in 1905, in addition to the 85 acres is bearing, making' tho' aren'. operated on 1,025 acres, containing 127,917 trees. Of these, 85,390 treas were tapped, 50 cts. and $1.00 Yardmaking about two-thirds of the acreage, or say, 683 acres. The rubber crop sold in Lon don weighed out 208,440 lbs. equal to a yield of 296 lbs. an acre off 683-acres, or at tha. per tree for 85,300 trees. For the year 1910, the crop is estimated at 180,000 lbs. The opening of further clearings, as well as the upkeep of those not yet yielding crop, has more than absorbed the issued capital, and the board has decided to make a further, jisne of 2,500 shares of 1 each, which will be issued at a premium. These abareu will be offered to existing abare. baldom, in the proportion of ore share for every 40 beld.
CREPOLINES
LINENS
$1.00 Yard
POPLINS
BATU CAVES RUDBER. The report of the Batu Caves Rabber Com- pany shows that the profit and loss account. including the balance of £645 108. ad. brought
and killed
UNINTENTIONAL ACCURACY.
Vienus, Feb, 27..
Barn Hermign Widerhofer, a Government agent, and son of a former private plivalcian to the Emperor Francis Teaeph, was killed here yesterday in a dual with Dr. Onear Waver, his friend and colleaone. The pair had quarrelled about private matter, and insult had been added to lefury by Dr, Mayer-assaulting Baron Widerhofer in, public, as a result of which the right arm of the latter was injured,
A duel was arranged with smozikbare pistols,
three shots at 25 peces, this distance baier F. BLACKHEAD & Co.,
chosen by the seconde, who did not consider the insult a matter of life and death, Baron Widerhofer fred first,"with his left hand, but missed, and then Dr. Mayer fired, the first bullet lodging in his opponent's forehead and causing death a few minutes afterwards. Dr. Mayor was grief stricken at the result, explain. ing that he had aimed at the feet of his opponent, but that the beavy charge of powder find caused the pistol to kick upwards.
Public Company
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
NOT!
TOTICE is bereby given that the TWEN. TY-FIRST ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS ·will be bold at the Company's Offices, St. George's Building, on SATURDAY, the 30th April, igro, at 12 o'clock Noan, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors, to gether with a Statement of Accounts to 28th Fobruary, 1910, and electing of Directors and
Auditori.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from the roth to the goth April, 1910, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 13th April, 1910
€
Notice of Firm.
N°
NOTICE.'
SHIP-UHANDLERS, BAILMAKERS COAL AND PROVISION MER CHANTS, HAVAL CONTRACTORS
AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,
GROUND FLOOR, ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS. HONGKONG,
SOLE AGENTS FOR
HARTMANN'S RANTJEN'S GENUINE
Cu
&c.
COMPOSITION RED, HAND BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES, *C.,
Bole Agents for FERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and P&. O, SPECIAL LIQUER #COTCH WHISKY, &c.
EVERY KIND OF SHIPS STORES AND REQUISITES ALWAYS IN STOCK
REASONABLE PRICES. Hongkang, vih March, 100V,
65
SOLIGNUM."
HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET PRICES.
Corrected 2160
Shark Se Ya
Skate To Yo
Shrimps-Ha
↑ April xoro, 300 cts, par$ Max. Soapper-Lap
BUTCHER MEAT.
Beel sitiola & primeca-Mei Lung Pa' 2' ,,, Corned-Ham Ngau Yukon'Į
Ropst-Shlu
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KASJON VAN 2k
Gants.
20
Soles-Tat Sa Yo.
Teach-Was Yo
Turbot-Cho How Ya......
Turtles, small, fresh watör-Kook White Bait-Ngan Yn Chál
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Live Ngap Con
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(Chefoo) Tia ChanPing
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» (bridos), Macao San Leang OKSANA
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tap-kook...........................tai 94.00
Mulias Chop-Yeung Pal Kwat Log-Young Pai
Pigs'
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Callings-Chi cheong
Shoulder-Yeong Shau
售業
23
Grape-Sin Tal Tuciormali
Lemons, China-Ning Moong......
Amer--Kum San Ning Moong
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6 Lichens, Small Stone-Lai Chi Con
Fresh Lal Chl*****
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Limos, (Saigon)--Sal Kung Ning
Mango, Manila-Lui Sung Mong:******* Mango, Salgon-Sal Kang Moong..............
10 Mangosteens, San Chuk Tez por190 *:*
13 Oranges, Tim Chang
Brains-Chi Kdow...............................per nat Foot-Oh! Kooka 33 Fry-Chi Chak
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Fork, Chop-Chi Pal Kwat x j
Corned-Ham Uku Yuk
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Shang's Head and Fast-Young Tan
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8 Peanuts, Fa Sang
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15 Pears, (American)-Kam San Shot Li
(Canton), Cooking-Sa Llinos » KAY NESPILLE Persimmons, Large,-Hung Oble......... Plas-apples, 1st quality-Shaung Poon
Ti Paw-law,
each and cooklog-Chung-tang Paw-law.co+25+2+
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18 Plitalos-Tai Okia mananmung
Pisme, Swatow-Hong La! 'oudiga Pumalo, Slam-Ohlm Lo Yas each Walnuts, Hop Top gauminniemazin
Green-Sang Hop Tou Shanghal Lo Kwat
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6
11
24
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23
20
Sucking Pigs, To Order—Chu Ckai ....... μ' Saat Beef-Sang Ngau Yan'...
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» Suriga–Ngân Chat Yak Tong..
· POULTRY..
Chicken-Kal Obal ............nı Oapons, Large, Small—Sia Kal........ Dacks-Ap...ADDEVUELI Doves--Pan Kau ...................Bach Eggs, Ho¤¬Kal Tan.........................................per dor Towls, Canton-K#!...............................
Hainan-Hel Nam Kai ............ Gosse-Ngovina
Gasse, Wild Shanghal-Skeung Hol Ye
Musk Deer-Wong Kong Bach [39 Hate To Chai.........
A PERFECT preservative stain for Wood
Stone, and Brickwork.
got the Ravages of Inuncia and Vermin It protects against Decay, Fangus, Dry, (especially the white ant) and the action of the
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the partnership heretofore sabsisting be tween us the undersigned carrying on business No. 5 Queen's Road Central, Victoria, under as SHARE and GENERAL BROKERS #her,
Partridge-Oke Kho0'
0 Pheasant-Shan Kamene pair Figeons, Cantan-Pak Kup each
Hollow-Hollow Pak Kup„
Quail-Dm-Ghan
VEGETABLES, &C. Artichokes, 'Shanghai,-Shaung Hol Ab
Chi Chank....meminimal
20 Beans, (French) Macao-Oh Moon Piz
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Boans, (Franch), Shanghal-Sheung Hol
Pin Tatiana
KKDA
Beans, Sprout-Ak Oho!........................SELJ
33 Beans, Long-Tap Kok
30
Best Root-Hung Chol Tas....... Bach Brinjals, Green-Chang Yued Ker ...... 1# Brinjals, Red---Hung Ketum 16 Bamboo Shoots-Chook Shup .....................
24 Cabbage, Uhinais, com-Kal Oboy....
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6
33 Gabbage, Rød-Kai Lan Tau.cach.xo-
Cabbage, (Shanghai)-Yah Chof... Cass Shoots, banch-Kan Shun... Onolidower, Larga sika-Tal Yoh Chol
30
22
Osolidower, Medium size-Cheung Yah Chol-fa...........Bach Okalifower, Small size-Sal Yoh Ohol-fa
Oos-Kam Shunaqurbanı des Calory, Chinese-Tong Kan Uhoy ............... Celery, English-Young Kan Chol
35 Galary, Walto-Pak Yeung Kai Chal... 30 Chillies, Drind---Con Lat Chiu ..................
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Red-Hang Fa
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Rico Hide-Wo Fa Cheuk .........dosan Snips-Sa Cha!...... Torkeys, Cock-Fo Kal Kong
Hen-` NA
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the been im OVVERNON, & SMITH for 1 may be seen from the feat. Teal, Shanghat, Sal Ap Cha....... bas DISSOLVED and the interest and responsibility of the undersigned JOHN moale of the Governments of Indle, the Wild Ducks Canton--Sang Shing. Sul firm has CEASED as from the gist March, YARDLEY VERNON VERNON in the said Sudan, &c 1910
In Drums and Barrels of various colours. Frospectus and all further Information
of Vernon & Smyth will be racaived and paid from
All Dabis due to and owing by the late firma respectively by the undersigned FRANK SMYTH who will continue to carry on the
Vernon & Smyth." said business under the style or firm of
Dated the rut day of April, 1010, -
(S4) J. Y. V. VERNON, (Sd) F.SMYTH.
Intimations.
SIEMSSEN & 00,
AP.......................par palt
FISH.
(Machinery Dept.) Hongkong, | Harbal-Ka Yu unaishinta?
Sola Agents.
Bream-Bin Yuter #
Hongkong. 7th December, 1900.
[ago
FURNITURE WAREHOUSE.
forward after making the appropriations for GREEN ISLAND GEMENT COMPANY,
1928, paying the interim dividend of to per cent, and providing for bonus to the staff on the estate, has a credit balance of
£11,024.28. Id. The directors proposed to pay, on March 31, a final, dividend at the rate
LIMITED.
PORTLAND GEMENT.
All the above are of of 40 per cent, less income tax (making so per In Cake of 375 lbs, net $5.50 por Cask
Exceptional Value.
POWELL'S
Alexandra
Buildings.
kòng, Sth April, 191D
cont, for the year), which, including secretaries' commisalon, will absorb £9,023 41. yd.; to write
ex Factory.
JAPANESE MASSAGE,
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off £son for depreciation of machinery, bulld. Lo Bage of ago lbs, net $8.45 per Bag ings and plant and to carry forward the bal-
ex Factory. Rice of £1,500 17, 6d. The planted area re-
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. mains at 1,2g acres and, as the conditions generally appeared favourable for extension,
General Managers. the directors arranged for a clearing of 159
Hoppkong, reik August, 1008, :49 acres to be made towards the end of the year for planting during April so as to bring up the total of rubber 10 1,400 acres. The yield of rubber was 45,769 lbs., and, including the da sold portion (2,216 lbs.) at prices within cur rent market valuations, the average price for the crop works out at 74. Bid, par ib. The In Masseur MEIJI SHA, : come from coffee and other products showed a considerable increase on that for the previous year, Mr. Thos. North Christie has reported cha cainte au 'in excellent ordar and ́as having made great progress since his previous vinit three years earlier. - Mr. Quartlay, the super- intendent of Enfield Estale, made his latest visit on January 78, 1910, and his report was of ohighly sallifactory character, "The man- agada estimate of crop fo1.1910 ls 80,000 lbs.
GRADUATE OF
KOBE MESSAGE SCHOOL.
ATTENDANCE AT PATIENTS' RESIDENCE, No.: 171, WANGHAI ROAD,. 'GROUND FLOOR, Hongkong; noch } quemary, 1918).
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55 Garlic-Scan Tabulat Gloger, young-Son Tax Keung
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old-Lo Kaung mismini
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Mandarin-Kwel Lum'Ma Tal,,
19
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Op-LI.YS
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GABINET-MAKIM AND`ALT DECORATORS, from Shanghai, has re-opened these FURNITURE STORE
No. 19, DES VIVE ROAD CENTRAL, The only Shop in Hongkong with this nama
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17 Parsley, Engliak-Yating Up Balm
Green Pess---Ching Taiw
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12
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Trash water--Tam Bui Ya
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Mulat-Chai YB mensstuentemente SE Moore, A. 5. Watson & Co. Ltd, write as ́] Parrotiah-Kal Kung YB memegessene i
*--| Dysture-Sang 100 kummimimme follows
- Parchim Tan Loe, susirasiz. MWs have plausura în stating that Mr. Li - Pika-Fa Paw Foong moments arimide N
KWONG LOONG famished tha Ansass to our Dispensary and gava gu arary sails. faction.
Have been patronleed by the Hongkong Clob, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph Co., Meters, A. 8. Watson & Co. Firms and other Inading Establishments in the Colony, to whom reference can be made as to the Superior Workmanship and Matncials of tku Fumiturs, Rc, auppilad.
16 Turnips, Pan-ti (Long)~Low Fak
- Maglish--Young Low Pak, Vegetable Marrow--Chi Kwa Water Ursorte-Ja! Yang Chol
Waltrope":"Lan Kok!!! # Lily Roots--Lia
PalonPan Y
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Bagamoy
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Fomist, Black-Hak-Okongam Pomfret, White-Pak Chongirabo je Prawns-Ming Hiligaynon esseansson 1,
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18.
and the Banitary Board
stallkotámi to sail of the
Rock Fish--Sak Kan Kosg Rosch--Ɛkus Ye
CARgth May, xãọt, p
ORDERS – Puactually, attended to, and CHARGES Most med
SAMAHAPECTION INVITED.
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